Watch the moment Jonny Wilkinson announced via a video message that Rory Doherty was the overall Sky Sports Living for Sport UK & Ireland Student of the Year on Sunday night during the Sky Sports Living for Sport Awards

Rory McIlroy and Sky Acadmey Ambassador Nick Dougherty surprised Rory Doherty from St Pius X College, Magherafelt, to announce him as the Sky Sports Living for Sport Student of the Year - Northern Ireland

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When Bethan Gill says she would never be the person she is now without Sky Sports Living for Sport, she really means it. Bethan has been described as a role model student; well-known and respected by all her peers at Samuel Cody Specialist Sports College, not only for her success on the sports field, but for her academic achievements and inspirational character.

Shining role model Stacey Howard works only two days a week as a specialist teacher at Holy Family Carlton, but has given up almost all her spare time to support the school’s Sky Sports Living for Sport programme – transforming the lives of dozens of students in the process.

The innovative choice of Aussie Rules Football for a Sky Sports Living For Sport project at Rastrick High School saw remarkable results as students not only fell in love with a new sport but made incredible strides in English lessons at the same time.

Frankie was one of a number of students selected to participate in a Sky Sports Living for Sport ‘Aussie Rules’ football project, designed to improve behaviour, attendance and attainment in English. The innovative choice of sport was carefully designed to ensure that students would all enjoy taking part and that none would have prior experience, giving all a level playing field.

When Rhiannon Bracher stood up to give a speech on her Sky Sports Living for Sport project in front of all her peers and a local MP her teacher, Natalie Wilsher, described it as one of the proudest moments of her teaching career. That sums up just what an incredible journey The Sele School student has been on.

Paul Donaghy, a PE teacher at Durham Community Business College, has been a torch bearer for Sky Sports Living for Sport since the very start, 11 years ago, and there are few teachers in the country with more experience or passion for the initiative.

Inspirational Michael Cox says he became a teacher to make a difference to young people’s lives - and having helped Bedford Academy produce the Sky Sports Living for Sport Student of the Year in 2012, as well as the East of England regional student winner in 2011, he is now on course for recognition himself.

In Part 1 Jeanette Kwakye teaches school kids about the 1500m and Sir Roger Bannister's record-breaking four-minute mile. Part 2 sees the Sky Sports Living for Sport pupils do their best on the track. Can they beat the 4 minute mile?

Creative pupils from Prestatyne High School decided to stage an untraditional sports day to get the school taking part in different sports. Calumn and Rachael talk us through the day which is part of their Sky Sports Living for Sport project. They are also joined by Athlete Mentor Jenna Downing

Lesley Reynolds, a Senior Teaching Assistant at Brockington College, has been responsible for the school’s Sky Sports Living for Sport projects for the last eight years. Lesley's commitment to the initiative has led to over 150 pupils participating in Sky Sports Living for Sport projects.

Alan Keane, a PE teacher at Lampton School in Hounslow, has led the school’s Sky Sports Living for Sport projects for the last three years. Alan works with pupils using Sky Sports Living for Sport resources to improve their attainment.

Natalie Wilsher, a PE and Science teacher at The Sele School in Hertford, has been responsible for the school’s Sky Sports Living for Sport projects for the last three years. Natalie focuses on working with pupils who have low attainment levels or those with Special Educational Needs (SEN) with the objective being to increase their self-esteem and improve behaviour.

Justice moved to the UK from the Ivory Coast when she was ten. Her first language is French and she was very withdrawn and lacked confidence in PE, however she began to shine throughout the Sky Sports Living for Sport project, becoming an active member of the group, particularly after the first Athlete Mentor visit from Jenna Downing.

Dylan was an enthusiastic participant throughout the Sky Sports Living for Sport project and was particularly inspired by a visit from Athlete Mentor Thinus Delport. Despite being faced with a highly demanding challenge both physically and mentally, Dylan showed great commitment, determination to complete a 100km cycling expedition in just two days.

Since starting the Sky Sports Living for Sport project, Alan has been moved up a school year and his enhanced enthusiasm has seen him receive several academic rewards. See how a recent visit from Athlete Mentor Thinus Delport led to Alan showing a new passion for rugby, going on to represent the Year 8 team in all their fixtures so far this season.

Cassidy did not let an arm injury get in the way of her involvement with the Sky Sports Living for Sport project. It gave her the opportunity to make new friends from all school year groups and she is now brimming with confidence - continually finding sports that she can perform well in.

David has difficulties with social communication and interaction related to autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), developmental delay and anxiety but the Sky Sports Living for Sport project helped change David’s behaviour in lessons, boosted his self-confidence, and his body language and interaction with peers also improved.

Fionnula was chosen for the Sky Sports Living for Sport project to help boost her self-confidence and encourage her to take part in sports despite being registered blind because of a rare genetic eye condition called Achromatopsia. See how the project gave her self esteem a massive boost - even giving her the confidence to train and play a match with the first year girl’s Gaelic football team.

Early on in the Sky Sports Living for Sport project at Kingsland School, Ben’s skills as a leader became obvious and he showed great maturity when helping and encouraging peers who were not as capable as himself. See how Athlete Mentor Jenna Downing’s words of advice about the importance of looking after his body and health were taken on board by Ben.

Emma Barnwell was one of a number of students at All Saints CE School who had low self-confidence. See how the Sky Sports Living for Sport project helped increase her self-esteem, learn new skills and gain a sense of achievement.

Maariyah was one of 20 ambassadors for the Sky Sports Living for Sport project, Gateway to Success, at Brentford School for Girls. She demonstrated excellent time management and commitment, inspiring many students to take part in the sports clubs and extra-curricular activities.

See how the Sky Sports Living for Sport project helped improve Wayne's confidence and outlook on life. Since taking part in the project he has learnt to swim, joined his local rugby club and returned to mainstream lessons after he had suffered from bullying.

Iqra was one of 12 girls selected to take part in Frederick Gent School's Sky Sports Living for Sport project. See how a visit from Athlete Mentor Anthony Clark motivated her with an inspirational talk about how sport can improve all areas of life.

Ten students from Earl Mortimer College were selected to take part in the college’s Sky Sports Living for Sport project because they needed support in engaging with the school curriculum. The focus of the project was on developing social, physical and mental skills through the medium of sport.

Nahida had always been an excellent student, with impeccable behaviour, but she lacked the confidence to push herself to achieve her full potential. See how her Sky Sports Living for Sport project helped her to develop.

Lindsay struggled socially at school in Year 7. She was bullied due to her weight which caused her self-confidence to drop and she became extremely self-conscious during PE lessons. She did not enjoy taking part in physical activity and PE through fear of what others might say.

Emma was one of Manor Technology College’s Gifted & Talented Sports programme students selected to participate in a Sky Sports Living for Sport project which encouraged sporty students to get involved in new sports, with the support of dedicated sessions and coaches. See how swimming has helped Emma

Mark Ferguson, whose autism impairs his social and communication skills, enjoys being outdoors but requires a high degree of structure in tasks set. The specially tailored Sky Sports Living for Sport project saw Mark undertake an increasingly challenging series of outdoor walking activities within the beautiful countryside surrounding the school. See how he got on...

A talented sportsman, Shaquille excels in athletics with success in county and district competitions, as well as the AVIVA English Schools Championships. He was given the opportunity by teachers at Sir William Ramsay School to come up with a Sky Sports Living for Sport project.

Zac, an academically able pupil and talented sportsman, was chosen by The Castle School to take part in Sky Sports Living for Sport after suffering poor health and a disruptive home life, which greatly affected his attendance and performance at school. See how Zac made it to being the South West Regional Finalist

Teachers at Lampton School felt that Sky Sports Living for Sport could help Yahya tap into his passion for sport in order to inspire and motivate him to improve his self-control and teach him the importance of discipline and dedication. See how Yaha got on and how he became London's Regional Finalist

Abdul was selected by Blue River Academy to take part in a Sky Sports Living for Sport project that sought to improve local people’s health and the environment and ultimately improve pupils’ self esteem and social interaction.

Eoghan Doherty was one of nearly 100 pupils selected by St. Mary’s Grammar School in Magherafelt to participate in ‘Fun Sports’, a six week Sky Sports Living for Sport project that encouraged pupils to improve their health, wellbeing and fitness by participating in physical activities.

Jamie Turley, 18, was encouraged by PE teacher, John Ellis, to take part in the school’s Sky Sports Living for Sport project to develop his leadership skills by becoming a Youth Ambassador for the school.